By Rachel Engel
AUSTIN 鈥� Austin-Travis County EMS announced the hiring of its first female tactical paramedic this week.
Micah Morgan, a clinical specialist with ATCEMS, joined the department in 2018 with the hope of one day joining the Tactical Paramedic Team.
鈥淛oining the tactical team has been a longstanding goal of mine, and I鈥檓 both excited and humbled to be the first female member of the team,鈥� she said in an .
The tactical team consists of 12 paramedics, with two tactical medics on duty at all times. The team runs weekly drills with the Austin Police Department and the Travis County Sheriff鈥檚 Office and is embedded with SWAT teams from both agencies.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all excited to welcome Micah to the team,鈥� said Capt. Matt Clark, the team鈥檚 leader. 鈥淪he鈥檚 exceeded our expectations and we鈥檙e looking forward to working with her. She鈥檚 a great addition to our team.鈥�